There are obvious hashtags that go hand-in-hand with THON across Twitter, Facebook and Instgram -- #THON, #THON[insert year here] and #FTK are some big ones. So the Penn State IST Consulting Group tasked itself with recording the social media activity surrounding THON, and the results are both cool and expected.
That noise you hear is the gauntlet being thrown down from down south.
While the Bryce Jordan Center was filled to capacity and the THON total was being revealed on the opposite side of campus, the wrestling team was taking care of business at Rec Hall, the previous site of THON, as it took down Clarion, 43-3.
Just like last year, we compiled some of our favorite tweets from THON Weekend. We hope that you enjoy remembering the weekend as much as all of us at Onward State do.
[Video] Watch as the 2014 THON Executive Committee reveal the record-breaking THON total.
After a year of fundraising, months of planning, and 46 hours of dancing, this year’s IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon shattered last year’s final total and raise a whopping $13,343,517.33 For The Kids.